While the unemployment rate edged up in August to 9.7 — the country’s highest in 27 years — the Labor Department has reported that fewer jobs were lost. While employment continued to drop, that decline appears to be slowing: -216,000 jobs in August compared to -463,000 in June and -276,000 in July.
This latest report also shed some light on discouraged workers:
Among the marginally attached, the number of discouraged workers in August (758,000) has nearly doubled over the past 12 months. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in August had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
It seems many of the people we at The Work Buzz are hearing from these days are discouraged. They say there aren’t enough jobs, there aren’t the right jobs, there aren’t any jobs.
Yes, it is taking more time these days to find a job, but hopefully, we can help you fight that job seeker fatigue. For example, we told you this week about a new CBsalary tool that matches salaries to jobs.
Many of you tell us that you’ll take any job as long as it pays the bills. Here’s one way this tool might fit in. Say you need to earn $50,000 to support yourself and your family. Type in your location and that number and — voila! — you’ll receive a list of jobs that match that pay an average of $50,000 in your area.
While we’re on the subject, we thought we’d give you a list to start with. Here are 50 jobs that pay an average of $50,000 annually in the United States:
- Millwrights
Annual average earnings: $50,040*
- Mechanical engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $50,070
- Industrial engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $50,130
- Vocational education teachers, middle school
Annual average earnings: $50,150
- Food service managers
Annual average earnings: $50,400
- Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
Annual average earnings: $51,020
- Dietitians and nutritionists
Annual average earnings: $51,540
- Pile-driver operators
Annual average earnings: $51,650
- Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Annual average earnings: $51,960
- Court reporters
Annual average earnings: $52,150
- Chemical plant and system operators
Annual average earnings: $52,160
- Construction and building inspectors
Annual average earnings: $52,240
- Elementary school teachers, except special education
Annual average earnings: $52,550
- Lodging managers
Annual average earnings: $52,570
- Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
Annual average earnings: $52,650
- Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Annual average earnings: $52,950
- Forensic science technicians
Annual average earnings: $52,970
- Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
Annual average earnings: $53,090
- Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
Annual average earnings: $53,100
- Boilermakers
Annual average earnings: $53,110
- Sound engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $53,150
- Respiratory therapists
Annual average earnings: $53,170
- Advertising sales agents
Annual average earnings: $53,230
- Radiologic technologists and technicians
Annual average earnings: $53,410
- Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Annual average earnings: $53,460
- Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Annual average earnings: $53,540
- Vocational education teachers, secondary school
Annual average earnings: $53,760
- Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
Annual average earnings: $53,960
- Insurance appraisers, auto damage
Annual average earnings: $53,990
- Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $54,050
- Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
Annual average earnings: $54,120
- Real estate sales agents
Annual average earnings: $54,700
- Librarians
Annual average earnings: $54,750
- Training and development specialists
Annual average earnings: $54,840
- Music directors and composers
Annual average earnings: $54,840
- Special education teachers, secondary school
Annual average earnings: $55,140
- Surveyors
Annual average earnings: $56,030
- Property, real estate, and community association managers
Annual average earnings: $56,280
- Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
Annual average earnings: $56,560
- Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
Annual average earnings: $56,660
- Legal support workers Annual average earnings: $57,060
- Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Annual average earnings: $57,080
- Editors
Annual average earnings: $57,300
- Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Annual average earnings: $57,630
- Funeral directors
Annual average earnings: $58,820
- Public relations specialists
Annual average earnings: $59,030
- Sales representatives, services
Annual average earnings: $59,150
- Transportation inspectors
Annual average earnings: $59,650
- Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
Annual average earnings: $59,780
- Instructional coordinators
Annual average earnings: $59,830
*National data according to the BLS
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